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> [So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/so-long-as-nuclear-weapons-continue-to-exist-so-will-the-temptation/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/daisaku-ikeda-1472_force_so-long-as-nuclear-weapons-continue-to-e_548591.png)

> [If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use too much; you'll save lives, not only your own, but the enemy's too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-lemay/if-you-are-going-to-use-military-force-then-you-ought-to-use/)

[Curtis LeMay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-lemay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/395/curtis-lemay-23330_enemy_if-you-are-going-to-use-military-force-t_2614803.png)

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